Xia Chengzong felt that he had failed terribly in life.
He befriended a "big brother" in Jianghu, who turned out to be scum.
He defended his biological elder brother, who turned out to be a beast!
He considered his family, and as a result, his own grandmother and mother...
"You all treat me like a fool!" he bellowed fiercely.
Then he shook his head and said to Grandma Xia and Aunt Xia, "Do you... really consider me as family?"
He really doubted it.
"Mom, you never truly treated me as your son," Xia Chengzong said with all his strength, his last sentence tinged with bitterness.
Aunt Xia was frightened by the despair and pain in her son’s eyes and stuttered, "Chengzong, Chengzong, you, you..."
But Xia Chengzong no longer wanted to look or listen, and went straight to the officer, saying, "Let’s go."
The officer nodded and led him into the interrogation room.
This time, Grandma Xia and Aunt Xia were too slow to react and failed to stop him.
Even Aunt Xia couldn’t persuade Xia Chengzong, leaving Grandma Xia completely at a loss.
It wasn’t until Xia Chengzong had completely disappeared at the door of the interrogation room that Aunt Xia came to her senses.
"Right, Chuyi, that girl Chuyi!" exclaimed Grandma Xia suddenly.
With Grandma Xia’s reminder, Aunt Xia also came around and hurriedly approached Chuyi, pleading continuously, "Chuyi, dear, Auntie is begging you, please help your big brother!"
On Aunt Xia’s face was a smile more distressing than crying as she said, "After all, we are family!"
"Yes, we’ve always been family!" added Grandma Xia, "Chuyi, dear, if you save your big brother, from now on, the family will definitely treat you well. When you marry, the family will definitely give you a generous dowry!"
The expressions of the two were incredibly sincere, yet their tone was one of charity.
Chuyi couldn’t help but sneer.
Dowry? Did they really think she was the kind of person who was only interested in profits?
As for family? What a joke.
Each time she heard the Xia Family say "family," it was definitely when the Xia Family was looking to profit off her.
Other than that, there was not one good word about her in the main house; after all, she was just a costly bride-to-be.
"I’m begging you, help your big brother!" Aunt Xia tried to approach her, but Chuyi dodged her.
"Help him, help him with what?" Chuyi said coldly, "Help him escape conviction?"
Aunt Xia was stunned by her reaction and faltered, "Huh?"
"In your heart, you suspect Xia Chengzu too, right?" Chuyi stared fixedly at Aunt Xia, pronouncing each word clearly, "Elder aunt, actually, you know very well who did it."
"Who is right and who is wrong, you know it perfectly."
"You’re just calculating that I have a good relationship with my second brother and will definitely help him. So, you thought, just let my second brother take the blame, so both would be off the hook."
Her words left no room for face-saving, completely lifting the veil of shame.
Finally, she said coldly, "Elder aunt, is this what you call ’family’?"
"I, I didn’t..." Aunt Xia’s eyes were evasive, she couldn’t help but step back and shake her head trying to defend herself, "I didn’t suspect..."
Before she could finish, Grandma Xia couldn’t help but blurt out, "What nonsense are you talking about! How could Chengzu possibly be a murderer?"
"He went to junior high and worked in the county office! He’s an educated man, how could he commit a crime?"
"He’s not the kind of thug that Xia Chengzong is!"
"Shut up!" Finally losing her temper, Chuyi shouted.